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James Swanson
3×3 · top 51.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026SWAN01
James Swanson has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 24.63, set at Prescott Spring 2026, puts him in the top 51.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 30,269th in the United States. Across 1 competition since April 2026, he has put 18 official solves on the record across five events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 24.63 | 27.54 | top 51.8% | 30,269 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.19 | 15.36 | top 54.5% | 15,910 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 6.50 | 8.99 | top 55.9% | 22,881 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 3:59.43 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,245 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 1:25.95 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,410 / 6,743 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The story so far
- 19 Apr 2026First competition: Prescott Spring 2026. A 24.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Prescott Spring 2026 · 19 Apr 2026
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Mia Sponseller — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
- Dan Tran — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brady Lawrence — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 4.63 away.
- A sub-10 Pyraminx single — 68,530 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.